And, for educational purposes, be sure to take a look at sites across the curriculum http://www.google.com/educators/geo_class.html. Be sure to take the time for Google Treks at http://googletreks.org/. Take a look at this video (http://googletreks.org/movie.html) and tutorial (http://googletreks.org/tutorial/index.htm).
Other resources you may find interesting include:
On the iPad (iPod app, iTunes U), under Teaching Matters, "Mapping Across the Curriculum (Using Google Maps) is long (41 min.) and essentially a talk, but the purpose is to help understand Google Maps in teaching.
Some other, much shorter, resources are on the iPad (iPod, Podcasts), under "One Minute Tip." These are podcasts without any visual and actually run closer to 2-3 minutes. They probably are best used when you are at a computer so you can follow along what they are talking about on the computer.
And then, there are Google Map Tips, http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/help/maps/tour/. Google Maps Mania is a blog with some other interesting uses of Maps. Maps, when combined with other software, results in what are called "Mashups."
Performance Record
On the CPED 5300 discussion group, under the Maps topic, please
a) comment on a couple of features you did not already know about Maps,
and then
b) comment on
- two of the curriculum leads you obtained from the last link on educational uses of Google Map
or
- two interesting items you learned from the Google Treks site from the video and tutorial material there
And, this one is positively fun, "Google Maps: Getting Started," http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o9OBeq5gnA
Just to be sure you've "got it," try "How to Search on Google Maps," http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb48zTYKy0o
This link is the most authoritative, http://www.google.com/educators/p_maps.html - especially be sure to follow the Getting Started link.
And, for educational purposes, be sure to take a look at sites across the curriculum http://www.google.com/educators/geo_class.html.
Be sure to take the time for Google Treks at http://googletreks.org/. Take a look at this video (http://googletreks.org/movie.html) and tutorial (http://googletreks.org/tutorial/index.htm).
Other resources you may find interesting include:
On the iPad (iPod app, iTunes U), under Teaching Matters, "Mapping Across the Curriculum (Using Google Maps) is long (41 min.) and essentially a talk, but the purpose is to help understand Google Maps in teaching.
Some other, much shorter, resources are on the iPad (iPod, Podcasts), under "One Minute Tip." These are podcasts without any visual and actually run closer to 2-3 minutes. They probably are best used when you are at a computer so you can follow along what they are talking about on the computer.
And then, there are Google Map Tips, http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/help/maps/tour/. Google Maps Mania is a blog with some other interesting uses of Maps. Maps, when combined with other software, results in what are called "Mashups."
Performance Record
On the CPED 5300 discussion group, under the Maps topic, please
a) comment on a couple of features you did not already know about Maps,
and then
b) comment on
- - two of the curriculum leads you obtained from the last link on educational uses of Google Map
orLesson Plans
Elementary
Arts/Science - "Interrelationships as Inspiration" - http://goo.gl/Zq64aLanguage Arts - "Historical Novel" - __https://docs.google.com/View?id=ddv49v____kt_____3d986mbc9__Language Arts - "Lewis and Clark Discoveries" - http://goo.gl/IHjAkLanguage Arts - "Mapping Our Community" - Lerman & Hicks, page 251Language Arts - "The Role of Volcanoes in The Twenty-one Balloons" - http://goo.gl/9rs8aMathematics - "Aisling's Math Tutor" - http://goo.gl/tGRp2 (This lesson plan was done by an elementary student.)Science - "How Do We Rock Around the Clock?" - http://goo.gl/CmVC1Science - "Mostly Weather" - http://goo.gl/bVNERSocial Studies - "Mississippi River Trip" - http://goo.gl/onFdo
Middle School
Arts/Science - "Interrelationships as Inspiration" - http://goo.gl/Zq64aLanguage Arts - "The Cay" - http://goo.gl/PRPFILanguage Arts - "Earthquake Terror" - http://goo.gl/v1qQ3Language Arts - "Esperanzo Rising" - http://goo.gl/3PW6QLanguage Arts - "Treasure Island" - http://goo.gl/js5m0Language Arts - "The Forgotten Door" - http://goo.gl/n8DGGLanguage Arts - "Joey Pigza Loses Control" - http://goo.gl/dyl17Language Arts - "Kokopellio's Flute" - http://goo.gl/UkpcbLanguage Arts - "Stargirl" - http://goo.gl/i4VtvLanguage Arts - "To Kill a Mockingbird" - http://goo.gl/9hQa0Language Arts - "Historical Novel" - __https://docs.google.com/View?id=ddv49v____kt_____3d986mbc9__Science - "Earth Moon and Sun" - http://goo.gl/c7Fa4Science - "How Do We Rock Around the Clock?" - http://goo.gl/CmVC1Science - "Space: The Final Frontier" - http://goo.gl/wJr2OSocial Studies - "Candidate Watch" - Lerman & Hicks, page 279Social Studies - "The Olympics" - http://goo.gl/DDLol (This lesson plan was done by a middle school student.)Social Studies - "World War II" - http://goo.gl/gjJeP (This lesson plan was done by a middle school student.)
High SchoolLanguage Arts - "Historical Novel" - __https://docs.google.com/View?id=ddv49v____kt_____3d986mbc9__Science - "Earth History" - http://goo.gl/A3JIMSocial Studies - "Candidate Watch: Following and understanding the election process" - Lerman & Hicks, page 316Social Studies - "Outbreak" - https://docs.google.com/View?id=ddv49vkt_4gv4sxtcf Social Studies - "Postcards from the Past" - Lerman & Hicks, page 345Social Studies - "Road Trip" - Lerman & Hicks, page 348